Advice Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Old men like to give good advice in order to console themselves for not being any longer able to set bad examples.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

Old men are fond of giving advice to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.

— Anonymous

Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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